Joseph Ellicott and the Holland Land Company: The Opening of Western New York (New York State Series)

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Joseph Ellicott and the Holland Land Company: The Opening of Western New York (New York State Series)In 1800, the Holland Land Company assigned surveyor Joseph Ellicott the task of selling at a profit 3. 3 million acres of land west of the Genesee River in New York State. By 1821, when Ellicotts career as Resident Agent ended, the areas population had grown from only a few settlers to over 100,000. This study traces the evolution of western New York from the time the Indians relinquished control to the solidification of institutional life. As a land

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